Human rights

There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse
Melissa

There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse

Melissa, chief operating officer at Loving Me, writes about the dangers of blocking trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse out of safe spaces

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
Abortion

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?

More than 100 women are believed to have been arrested on suspicion of illegal abortion over the last five years in England and Wales, but a new law will offer greater protections. The Big Issue asks experts if rights could still be under threat

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Rick Burgess and Alex Firth

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question how its reforms to universal credit are in line with human rights standards

I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works
Kolbassia Haoussou

I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works

Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights

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What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
China

What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means
Katy Watts

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means

Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
Riham Jafari

Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
Benefits

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Jake Hurfurt

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
Jen Clark

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
Syria

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage
Tanya

Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Sportswashing

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Alex Firth

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
Chiara Capraro

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
Israel-Gaza war

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts

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‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
Public toilets

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’

Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
Transgender rights

Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds

Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
opinion

Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Public Order Act

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown